diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter2/triggers/my-tweets/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter2/triggers/my-tweets/index.ts
index 55cc9dbc..33ad3c4f 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter2/triggers/my-tweets/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter2/triggers/my-tweets/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { IGlobalVariableForConnection } from '@automatisch/types';
+import { IGlobalVariable } from '@automatisch/types';
 import getCurrentUser from '../../common/get-current-user';
 import getUserByUsername from '../../common/get-user-by-username';
 import getUserTweets from '../../common/get-user-tweets';
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ export default {
     },
   ],
 
-  async run($: IGlobalVariableForConnection) {
+  async run($: IGlobalVariable) {
     return this.getTweets($, await $.db.flow.lastInternalId());
   },
 
-  async testRun($: IGlobalVariableForConnection) {
+  async testRun($: IGlobalVariable) {
     return this.getTweets($);
   },
 
-  async getTweets($: IGlobalVariableForConnection, lastInternalId?: string) {
+  async getTweets($: IGlobalVariable, lastInternalId?: string) {
     const { username } = await getCurrentUser($);
     const user = await getUserByUsername($, username);
 
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-auth-data.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-auth-data.ts
index 2ce1aa65..6d0972ad 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-auth-data.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-auth-data.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Context from '../../types/express/context';
 import axios from 'axios';
-import prepareGlobalVariableForConnection from '../../helpers/global-variable/connection';
+import globalVariable from '../../helpers/global-variable';
 import App from '../../models/app';
 
 type Params = {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const createAuthData = async (
     .default;
   const app = App.findOneByKey(connection.key);
 
-  const $ = prepareGlobalVariableForConnection(connection, app);
+  const $ = globalVariable(connection, app);
   await authInstance.createAuthData($);
 
   try {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-step.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-step.ts
index 45fd1295..0c5adbed 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/update-step.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { IJSONObject } from '@automatisch/types';
 import Step from '../../models/step';
 import Context from '../../types/express/context';
 
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ type Params = {
     id: string;
     key: string;
     appKey: string;
-    parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+    parameters: IJSONObject;
     flow: {
       id: string;
     };
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/verify-connection.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/verify-connection.ts
index a73c6cc9..358afd3e 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/verify-connection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/verify-connection.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import Context from '../../types/express/context';
 import App from '../../models/app';
-import prepareGlobalVariableForConnection from '../../helpers/global-variable/connection';
+import globalVariable from '../../helpers/global-variable';
 
 type Params = {
   input: {
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ const verifyConnection = async (
   const authInstance = (await import(`../../apps/${connection.key}2/auth`))
     .default;
 
-  const $ = prepareGlobalVariableForConnection(connection, app);
+  const $ = globalVariable(connection, app);
   await authInstance.verifyCredentials($);
 
   connection = await connection.$query().patchAndFetch({
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable/connection.ts b/packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable.ts
similarity index 56%
rename from packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable/connection.ts
rename to packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable.ts
index 6913592d..54ea59c7 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable/connection.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/helpers/global-variable.ts
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-import createHttpClient from '../http-client';
-import Connection from '../../models/connection';
-import Flow from '../../models/flow';
-import {
-  IJSONObject,
-  IApp,
-  IGlobalVariableForConnection,
-} from '@automatisch/types';
+import createHttpClient from './http-client';
+import Connection from '../models/connection';
+import Flow from '../models/flow';
+import { IJSONObject, IApp, IGlobalVariable } from '@automatisch/types';
 
-const prepareGlobalVariableForConnection = (
+const globalVariable = (
   connection: Connection,
   appData: IApp,
   flow?: Flow
-): IGlobalVariableForConnection => {
+): IGlobalVariable => {
   return {
     auth: {
       set: async (args: IJSONObject) => {
@@ -32,4 +28,4 @@ const prepareGlobalVariableForConnection = (
   };
 };
 
-export default prepareGlobalVariableForConnection;
+export default globalVariable;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/step.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/step.ts
index dcd9d58d..70662981 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/step.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/step.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import App from './app';
 import Flow from './flow';
 import Connection from './connection';
 import ExecutionStep from './execution-step';
-import type { IStep } from '@automatisch/types';
+import type { IJSONObject, IStep } from '@automatisch/types';
 import Telemetry from '../helpers/telemetry';
 import appConfig from '../config/app';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Step extends Base {
   connectionId?: string;
   status = 'incomplete';
   position!: number;
-  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+  parameters: IJSONObject;
   connection?: Connection;
   flow: Flow;
   executionSteps: ExecutionStep[];
diff --git a/packages/types/index.d.ts b/packages/types/index.d.ts
index b9cb17ba..495b244e 100644
--- a/packages/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/types/index.d.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ export interface IStep {
   connectionId?: string;
   status: string;
   position: number;
-  parameters: Record<string, unknown>;
+  parameters: IJSONObject;
   connection?: Partial<IConnection>;
   flow: IFlow;
   executionSteps: IExecutionStep[];
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ export type IHttpClientParams = {
   baseURL?: string;
 };
 
-export type IGlobalVariableForConnection = {
+export type IGlobalVariable = {
   auth: {
     set: (args: IJSONObject) => Promise<IConnection>;
     data: IJSONObject;